UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers with the University of New Hampshire's nationally and internationally recognized sexual and intimate partner violence prevention program, Bringing in the Bystander TM, are available to discuss new federal legislation that recommends universities implement bystander programs to help protect college students from sexual assault.

DURHAM, N.H.  - On Feb. 14, 2011, Valentine's Day, C&J Lines will launch direct executive class coach service from the University of New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Transportation Center to the New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal in the heart of midtown Manhattan. This new reservation-based bus service will operate seven days a week. 

DURHAM, N.H.-- A University of New Hampshire professor's research into hospital bed technology could soon represent a giant leap forward in patient care.

John LaCourse, professor and chair of UNH's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is currently negotiating with hospital bed manufacturers to adopt his programmed algorithm technology, which could become the basis for "smart" computerized hospital beds. 

DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to develop online training for professionals who support individuals with disabilities pursuing employment.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The holiday season has arrived and with it brings the many questions of tipping and the related stress. Do I need to tip? Who should I tip? How much should I tip? How to compensation people for providing quality service throughout the year can be challenging.

Nelson Barber, associate professor of hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire, has advice for the confused and the stressed out.

WHAT: Officials from the University of New Hampshire will recognize and celebrate Sen. Judd Gregg's many years of support of university programs, especially in the areas of marine and environmental sciences and justice programs, as he retires after nearly two decades in the U.S. Senate.

WHEN: Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Research pier at the New Castle Marine Research Facility

DURHAM, N.H. -- Officials at the University of New Hampshire learned today that a member of the Class of 2009 was killed in action in Afghanistan. Scott Milley, of Sudbury, Mass., was a second lieutenant in the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army.

"Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of Scott Milley," said UNH President Mark W. Huddleston. "We are especially proud of and grateful for Lt. Milley's service to our country - and we are deeply saddened by his premature death, as we are whenever we lose a young member of the UNH family."

DURHAM, N.H. - The Information Systems Management Program at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics invites businesses and industry organizations to work with students on classroom projects during the spring semester 2011.

"Previous student projects have made substantial contributions to the participating companies through real-world practical solutions involving both business and technology methods, tools, and techniques," said Venky Venkatachalam, chair of Decision Sciences Department and professor of information systems.

DURHAM, N.H. - Rising levels of nitrogen are threatening New Hampshire's Great Bay, with algal blooms, reduced eelgrass coverage, depletion of dissolved oxygen, and reduced native oyster production all linked to the increase of nitrogen pollution. A new grant to University of New Hampshire researchers aims to pinpoint the major sources of nitrogen throughout the Great Bay watershed, ultimately informing nitrogen-reduction policies that will deliver the "biggest bang for the buck," says the principal investigator.

DURHAM, N.H. - Once lost in the mists of time, the colonial hydrology of the northeastern United States has been reconstructed by a team of geoscientists, biological scientists and social scientists, including University of New Hampshire Ph.D. candidate Christopher Pastore.